Key Takeaways
- Indie platformer Antonblast gets a Nintendo Switch release date of December 13 following a successful Steam launch.
- Indie action platformers like Antonblast continue to innovate and draw inspiration from classic games.
- Fans praise Antonblast’s art style and gameplay, comparing it favorably to the Wario Land series.
The Nintendo-inspired indie platformer Antonblast, which had its Switch port delayed recently due to unforeseen events, finally has a release date on the console set for later this month, December 13. Antonblast launched on Steam already on December 3, where it currently sits at an “Overwhelmingly Positive” critical average thanks to a massive critical response from fans praising the game’s art style and gameplay.
Heavily stylized action platformers are certainly nothing new, but the genre tends to be a favorite among indie developers, with games like the roguelite Dead Cells and the combat-free Celeste taking things in unique directions. With its massive popularity, the genre is showing no signs of slowing down to this day, as developers like Antonblast studio Summitsphere take inspiration from classics and add new twists.
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Luckily, for fans looking to experience the game on Nintendo’s premiere handheld-hybrid system, Summitsphere took to Bluesky to reveal the release date of December 13 for the Switch port of Antonblast. The studio’s post was short and concise, simply featuring the console’s logo and a couple of characters from the game alongside the release date confirmation, giving fans anticipating the launch a concrete timeframe.
Antonblast Developer Finally Confirms Switch Release Date
Antonblast has enjoyed massively positive reception since its December 3 launch on Steam, where many fans compared it to the classic Nintendo platformer series Wario Land. Like its apparent inspiration, Antonblast features heavily stylized character designs and fast-paced platforming gameplay with a particular emphasis on destruction and explosives, as players can demolish a ton of the structures and platforms in place along their way.
Players control the outraged Dynamite Anton or his female coworker Annie as they fight to reclaim stolen spirits from the grips of Satan himself across a variety of fast-paced and heavily destructible levels. The game pits Anton against a wide array of over-the-top bosses with a ton of collectibles and Easter eggs to find in a platformer some fans have compared lovingly to the likes of the highly-rated indie hit Pizza Tower.
Now, Antonblast is set to join the wide array of indie games, especially platformers, already available on the Nintendo Switch, which has become a majorly popular platform for the genre since its debut. While fans await Antonblast‘s release in just over a week, there are plenty of other action platformers to enjoy in the meantime, such as the fan-favorite Shantae series and a wide variety of indie titles as well.
Nintendo Switch
- Brand
- Nintendo
- Weight
- .88 lbs
- Storage
- 32 GB
- Display
- 6.2-inch LCD Screen / 1280 x 720
- Battery
- Approximately 4.5 – 9 hours